jeeper31

Is there a place to mount a tow hook on a 1987 944S? I already had the pleasure of gettng stuck on the track and when the tow vehicle came out they had to radio in for a flat bed. Not good!!

Thanks

M758

I have a simple eye bolt from home depot mounted under the front bumper.

You can probabyl hide it behind you front plate and take off the plate at the track.

Eric in Chicago

I assume you mean in the rear... For a quick and easy rear tow hook, get a axle strap tie down and loop it over the rear bumper support/shock. Zip tie the ends toghther and you have a tow hook. Before buying the KLA industries bumper mount hook, I used the above method to get pulled out of gravel traps a couple of times. Most of the 944 racers in Chicago have this set up and no body/bumper damage from getting pulled out. I could post a pic tomorrow if you like

jeeper31

A pic would be appreciated. i was thinking a hook in the front so they could tow the car off the track without a flat bed.

Skip

The KLA one can mount behind the license plate:


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95Juan

doesnt everyone have a little place where you can screw in an eye in the front?


are the tow hooks on the rear of my 951 not stock? cuz they look pretty stock.

wow, i guess my car was tracked before.......or broke down a lot......


is there any way to put tow brackets (that's what i call them) on the front? i mean, like a mounting point?

mavfan

no not 944 n/a's and 924's

xsboost90

yeah what skip said. Drill the front bumper out and mount that tow eye near/behind your license plate. Where can i get some rear shock mount tie down loops?

SchnellerUmsetzer

You spin a Boxerter nose loop/hook in the front grill! Works great.

xsboost90

never mind i bought one of these... from paragon

Cory M

I bought some U-bolts at home depot, painted them red, and bolted them in the center of the front and rear bumpers.

jeeper31

Pics?

Cory M

I don't have any pictures handy but I used steel U-bolts that were about 3/8" thick, and approximately a 3" diameter bend, they came with a flat plate and two nuts. I threaded nuts all the way up, taped off the threads and painted them red with Rustoleum. I got 2 more nuts to hold them to the bumper (I used nyliner locking nuts). I don't have any license plates because it is a track car so I drilled some holes and put them in the center of the bumper, both front and rear. Slide the U-bolt into the holes put the backing plate on and tighten the two locking nuts, piece of cake. The bumpers were off my car when I did it but you can probably do it with them on, as long as you can reach the backside of the bumper with a small ratchet. Total cost was around $10 (for around $20 you could use the stainless U-bolts and skip the painting step).

I questioned the wisdom of mounting a tow hook to the bumper but the 944 NA bumpers are really robust, like 1/4" thick aluminum. Unless your car is absolutely buried in gravel and the tow truck takes a running start I don't think there will ever be a problem, and if there is I'd rather do damage to the cheap replaceable bumper than the car itself.

M758

If you want to see alot of different front hooks check out the http://944spec.com website. Look at the driver listing pics and gallery.

You will see many diff styles.